TRENTON — The Trentonian has compiled a listing of events in and around the city of Trenton to commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

TRENTON

— Samaritan Baptist Church will hold its 14th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast on Monday. The free event will offer a meal, clothing and music from 9 - 11 a.m. at 531 Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard in Trenton. The event will be followed by a community cleanup.

— Trenton Watch will hold a celebration to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and an inauguration watch on Monday January 21 at 715 Bellevue Avenue in Trenton at the Lighthouse Outreach Ministry Center. The event, held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. is free, but space is limited.

The event is limited to the first 250 respondents and will feature large-screen live-streaming video from the west side of the Capitol in Washington D.C., a keynote speaker, panel discussions, vendors and light refreshments. Additionally local leaders will be on hand for a panel discussion addressing youth violence. For details about being a vendor, panelist, or featured sponsor, please contact Tim Razzaq at 609-379-2885 or e-mail: inaugurationwatch@get-your-word-out.com. For more information about the event call Positive Force at 609-638-7596 or the Rev. Wayne Griffith at 609-989-9992 for additional information. Those wishing to RSVP can do so at: trentoninaugurationwatch2013.eventbrite.com.

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— The Sage Coalition & Trenton Downtown Association will hold a celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life through a day of service in the Ghandi Garden at 223 East Hanover Street.

The event will start at 8 a.m. and bagels and coffee will be served. Among the activities will be building vertical planters, raising a tire wall, laying down gravel, moving soil, building a compost tumbler and other winter prep. The Sage Coalition said not to let the cold weather scare you, they’ll have the gallery at 219 East Hanover Street open with hot drinks and refreshments. Additionally the PhotoSynthesis installation will be up and there will be an art commentary session with Jon Gordon.

— Trenton Cities of Service is organizing a day of service at Trenton Central High School at 400 Chambers street on Monday.

According to the group Volunteers will be making creative educational posters focused on the opportunities that are available after high school graduation

The posters will represent universities, colleges and technical schools in the region and will be hung at TCHS. All volunteers will have the opportunity to speak with recent college graduates about how to best prepare for college and the specific programs those schools offer.

Those interested may sign up by sending an e-mail to cosprojects@tcnj.com. Trenton Cities of Service is also welcoming mentoring matches from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer County at the event

— On Tuesday Jan. 22 and Wednesday Jan. 23, Trentonian blogger Anwar Salandy will hold the first ever Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. panel discussion at Mercer County Community College’s Trenton Campus at 102 N Broad Street from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Among the topics Salandy and panelists will discuss are how can we and others better serve our communities, the practical steps to be taken to address the condition of families, schools and the city of Trenton. Also among the discussion are questions of how to bring Dr. King’s dream into existence and what, if anything would Dr. King do if he were alive today?

Panelists will include Will Deshair Foskey, playwright Rashad Walker, political activists Duncan Harrison and Jerell Blakeley, Ewing resident Rio Swinson, and many others.

— A screening of “Harry Belafonte ‘Sing your song’” will take place Friday Jan. 25 followed by a panel discussion about the documentary from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

— On Saturday January 26 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Trenton Main Public Library at 120 Academy Street will have a screening of the “Citizen King” Documentary Citizen put on by Restoring Our Freedoms NJ.

The film will be followed by a panel discussion about the documentary that uses personal recollections, diaries, letters and eyewitness accounts of friends, family, journalists, law enforcement and historians the group said on it’s blog. The film is meant to bring fresh insight into the journey that Dr. King took and the remarkable impact his of his life.

These screenings are part of Trenton Martin Luther King Jr. Week, which begins with a Restoring Freedoms MLK Rally at the Statehouse on Monday, Jan. 21, at 10 a.m.

The events are sponsored by the Restoring Freedoms Committee and Anwar’s Reflections.

PRINCETON

— On Monday Jan. 21, The Arts Council of Princeton, Kidsbridge Tolerance Museum, and the Historical Society of Princeton will bring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s ideals to life and into the community for an afternoon of creative learning, puppet shows, artistic expressions and fun for the kids. The Princeton High School Community Service Group will be assisting with this years’ event. The event runs from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts located at 102 Witherspoon Street in Princeton. For more information call (609) 924-8777.

— Also on Monday, Princeton University will hold its annual King Day celebration honoring Dr. King’s legacy on Monday, Jan. 21, in the Richardson Auditorium of Alexander Hall.

The keynote speaker is Anne Cheng, professor of English and African American studies and a Princeton alumna. The free event is and open to the public and will begin at 1:15 p.m. Alternatively the King Day event will be webcast live. More information can be found at the University’s website at: princeton.edu/events.

WEST WINDSOR

The township will hold its sixth annual community celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Sunday January 20 from 2 - 4 p.m.

The celebration will feature keynote speaker Dr. Victoria Kniewel, Superintendent of the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District.

The event is open to all ages and will be held at the Mercer County Library, West Windsor Branch at 333 North Post Road.

Refreshments will be served following the program. The celebration of Dr. King is being put on by the West Windsor Township Human Relations Council and the West Windsor-Plainsboro

African-American Parent Support Group. For more on this event please contact the West Windsor Human Relations Council at (609)799-2400 or e-mail bjiedmonds@aol.com.